Activity for User 267 - Stan Bormann - snbormann@gmail.com

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19 Nov 19 Comment I just showed this to Shirley, she had only one comment, Beautiful! It might be interesting to see the color image, but I suspect this is far more effective in mono.The great contrast in the ridges of the volcano are wonderful. You might consider cropping the bottom a bit or reducting contrast in the lower right to help keep the focus on the volcano, but this is a great image. Nov 16th
19 Nov 19 Comment It seems we are all reacting to the brightness of the mid-day shot. I don't know if much could be done either when you took it or in processing. You could take the highlights down and crop out some of the areas that have the problem. The duck couple make a good wildlife story. I think I would play with this image a bit and try to improve it, it is well worth playing with this. Nov 16th
19 Nov 19 Comment A wonderful combination of flowing water softened by a long exposure and great fall color. Well done. Nov 16th
19 Nov 19 Comment Nice image, and I can hear the emotion in your comments. Clearly this is an important image and you have made it special. I like the treatment you have done to it. The background really responded well to what you did. Well done. Nov 16th
19 Nov 19 Comment I really lie the textures of the grass in the foreground. I also like the feeling of isolation. basically that means I would not crop. I like the building on the horizon to go with the building in the foreground. I have no suggestions. Nov 16th
19 Nov 19 Reply I posted this image on Group 64 in monochrome if you want to see the difference. Nov 10th
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64 Nov 19 Reply Another good example that these are only opinions and there are many treatments of an image that will appeal to different people. consider the comments, but your feelings about the image are the most important. I do feel that if you are competing with images you need to consider what others might think, but other than that it is your image to enjoy and share. Nov 16th
64 Nov 19 Reply I am thinking of doing a table top book but need to figure out what it is going to be. I did a presentation for my 60th high school reunion this summer and picked places in the world that most would not of been to and use a few pictures to summarize the place. Shirley and I were both thinking that this might be the start of a book. A few images and a few words for each place, city, national park or wildlife shoot as an example. Something for us and the family. Nov 16th
64 Nov 19 Reply I just received word that it took a 1st place in Mono Open in the Arizona Camera Club Council, ACCC, roundup. I am very happy with that. Just goes to show, no matter what you are out to shoot, always be opportunistic. Nov 11th
64 Nov 19 Comment I think this image puts everything together very well. The person in the window makes the image, but the wall on the right also contributes a lot to understand the structure the window is part of. There is a good tonal range. Now that we know what that person was doing, you might want to consider a new title to help explain what is going on. Well done. Nov 10th
64 Nov 19 Comment The textures and detail in the rocks is excellent. It is interesting that the sky through the arches is white with no detail, but I think that just makes the sky not distracting and I like it, there is plenty of detail in the rocks. I am struggling about what to say about the composition. Somehow, I think it should be cropped on one end or the other. I think I would prefer keeping the three main arches on the right, but I think it should be simplified a bit. Nov 10th
64 Nov 19 Comment An interesting example of how a mono can bring out lines that are not very prominent in color. It is confusing what this image is, but I like images that make me study them a bit to understand them. By the way it is interesting how we can make images like this with smartphones. Turn the phone upside down so the lens is less than an inch above the reflective surface and you can make this effect even more pronounced. Great for using small puddles in the street. Nov 10th
64 Nov 19 Comment A very nice capture, the detail in the egret is great. The feathers the shadows in the contours of the feathers, the eyes and detail of the head. The vegetation has significant detail. Very good for a 280mm lens at f/5.6 to have this much depth of field out in front of the bird. This seems to give the image a feeling of depth. Nov 8th
64 Nov 19 Comment I like the balance of the image with the ship off center to the right and the buildings higher on the right. The ship is nearly blown out, but I suspect it is really a white ship and there probably is not much if any detail. Overall, I think ti is a nice capture. Nov 8th
64 Nov 19 Comment Interesting comments, a good example that there are many ways we feel about an image. It is his back because that is the scene I saw when I was motivated to take the picture. At the same time I like it that way. The picture is about the scene, being enjoyed by the kayaker not about him. That might change if you were looking into his face.

The light area in the upper right is a tree that had more light on it than the rest of the scene. I brightened that area to bring it out more to have something he could be looking at. Clearly I could of done the opposite, but that is what I thought I would like to do.

By the way the frame is one of the standard frames in NIK Silver Efex, number 11 if I remember right. If I am going to add one it is my first choice and there are several adjustments you can make to it.		 Nov 8th
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